Monday, December 19, 2016

real and imaginary part of square root of any complex number


let kC. What are the real and imaginary parts of any complex number x so that x2=k ?


My first idea was writing k and x in polar form: x=r(cosϕ+isinϕ);k=r(cosψ+isinψ). Then use De Moivre's formula such that: x2=r2(cos2ϕ+isin2ϕ)=r(cosψ+isinψ).


Any hints how to go on ?


Another idea could be using roots of unity: We know how x looks like when xn=1


Answer



Well, you just answered yourself.


If r1eiθ1=r2eiθ2 then r1=r2,θ1=θ2+2πn. That means in this case that


r2=rr=r 2ϕ=ψ+2πnϕ=ψ2,ψ2+π Meaning the solution will be z=±r(cosψ2+isinψ2)



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